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Navigation Policies

1. WHAT ARE AND WHAT ARE NOT COOKIES/NAVIGATION DATA?

Cookies/navigation data are small information files or text fragments sent by a Portal or technological Application owned by INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. or any of its controlled subsidiaries (hereinafter INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. Portals and Applications) and stored in the user's browser or device. Through cookies, the Portals remember information about user visits, enabling a better and safer browsing experience. Cookies apply to both anonymous visitors (those who visit the Portals without logging in) and those who do.

On the other hand, cookies are not viruses or any other malicious programs that can damage user devices. Additionally, cookies cannot delete or read information from the user's computer or device.

2. HOW DOES ITICCOL S.A.S. OBTAIN COOKIES?

Cookies are created and/or updated on the user's computer or device automatically when they access an INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. Portal, which allows INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. or its contracted third parties to track those cookies and thus gather or access the information they contain. It is important to clarify that cookies can only be read by the website that created them.

3. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DOES INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

1. Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for the Portal's operation, facilitating the registration process and allowing users faster and more secure access to selected services within the Portal. Without these cookies, INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. may not be able to offer certain services to users, and the Portal may not function properly.

2. Functional Cookies: Through functional cookies, INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. or its contracted third parties can personalize the services offered on the Portal, providing each user with information that is or may be of interest based on their usage and the specific pages they visit. These cookies enable a better user experience and improved navigation performance within the Portal.

3. Advertising Cookies: INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. or its contracted third parties can use these cookies to deliver advertising they believe may be of interest to the user, based on the user's preferences and behaviors within the INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. Portals network. Such cookies can optimize the ads a user sees, and advertising cookies may be provided to INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. advertisers for marketing campaigns.

4. Analytics or Performance Cookies: Through analytics cookies, INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. or its contracted third parties can perform analyses and studies of collected information to improve products and services offered to users. INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. and its contracted third parties are the only ones who can access the cookie data stored on a user's device.

4. CAN I DISABLE COOKIE INSTALLATION AND USE BY INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S.?

Users can disable both the installation of cookies and their use by INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. To disable cookie installation and use, users must follow the browser procedure as indicated below:

✓ Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Settings.

For more information, you can consult Microsoft Support or the browser Help.


✓ Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Custom Settings.

For more information, you can consult Mozilla Support or the browser Help.


✓ Chrome: Settings -> Show advanced settings -> Privacy -> Content settings.

For more information, you can consult Google Support or the browser Help.


✓ Safari: Preferences -> Security.

For more information, you can consult Apple Support or the browser Help.


The opt-out systems mentioned above may install a "rejection" cookie on your device to maintain your deactivation choice.


Additionally, there are other third-party tools available online that allow users to detect cookies on each website they visit and manage their deactivation, for example:

• Ghostery: http://www.ghostery.com/faq

• Vanilla Cookie Manager: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vanilla-cookie-manager/

5. WHAT HAPPENS IF COOKIES ARE DISABLED?

If users disable the installation or use of cookies for the Portals, they may lose or affect some site functionalities, such as:

1. Being able to access the Portals without having to enter their username and password each time, which saves time and enables features such as newsletters, alerts, saved news, among others.

2. Posting comments within the Portals.

3. Unrestricted access to content within the Portals.

4. Security in the use of information entered on the Portals.

5. Speed when using any service within the Portals.

6. DOES INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. SHARE COOKIE-OBTAINED INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES?

INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. may share information obtained via cookies with external parties or third parties (allies, clients, suppliers, or related companies) to enhance usability and services. This cookie-derived information will be used by INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. and those third parties.

7. WHERE IS COOKIE-OBTAINED INFORMATION STORED?

INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. may contract third parties to store and process cookie information or include cookies on INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. Portals. These third parties may be located in Colombia or abroad. Likewise, INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. may provide third parties with information obtained from cookies to create user profiles and offer personalized campaigns, without this implying the delivery of personal information. We invite you to review the privacy policies of third parties contracted by INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. for the purposes of this Policy. Cookie information referring to the user's device may be combined with personal data only if the user is registered on an INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. Portal.

8. WHAT SHOULD I KEEP IN MIND ABOUT THIS COOKIE POLICY AND WHERE CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?

This Policy contains the necessary information for any Portal user about INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S.'s cookie use and its contracted third parties. INTERNATIONAL TESTING INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION COLOMBIA S.A.S. may modify this document at any time without notice to keep it current and updated. Therefore, we recommend users check the creation or update date at the document's end.

For questions or concerns about cookie usage or any point in this Policy, please write to: quejasreclamosapelaciones@itic-group.com